| Every country has a definite set of custom rules | | | | prohibited for exporting outside the country such |
| and regulations that govern the tariffs on the | | | | as the cultural relics and items made of gold and |
| import/export of goods in China business. The | | | | silver. The items can be re-exported only when |
| Chinese people are very particular about adhering | | | | the clearance from the customs office has been |
| to the custom rules formulated by the federal | | | | obtained. The clearance is actually based on the |
| Government for global sourcing. As far as the | | | | declaration form submitted at the time of the |
| baggage in China business is concerned, a specified | | | | import of particular items. |
| quantity of items can be imported absolutely duty | | | | The cultural relics in China business are a matter |
| free in China. The items that have a high value | | | | of concern for the customs office. The relics |
| such as camera, computer, television, etc., are | | | | bought from the Chinese market get the custom |
| subject to custom duty. The amount of custom | | | | clearance. However that does not happen |
| duty paid by China business travelers basically | | | | overnight in global sourcing of China business. It is |
| depends on the value of the item in import | | | | done only after checking the relics against the |
| export. | | | | identification sign duly affixed by the Chinese |
| Temporary entry of display articles in China | | | | cultural administration department. |
| business consisting of advertising material and | | | | The cultural relics procured from other avenues |
| trade samples is permissible in the country | | | | get clearance after checking them against the |
| without the payment of custom duty; especially if | | | | cultural relics export certificate as well as the |
| its value is less than RMB 200 (RMB is the | | | | identification mark of the cultural administration |
| currency of China). The advertising material | | | | department of China business. There are no well |
| related to the electronic products in export/import | | | | established rules regarding the import of laptop |
| is however subjected to the custom duty as well | | | | computers in the mainland China. Computers that |
| as VAT, irrespective of their value for global | | | | are equipped with the facility of a modem need |
| sourcing. For importing a commercial vehicle, there | | | | an import license from the Ministry of Trade. |
| is a need to fill in an application form and seek | | | | These regulations should ideally be applicable in |
| permission from the customs office. The customs | | | | case of mobile phone also, but in reality they are |
| office at times waives off certain import license | | | | rarely enforced in China business. To conclude, |
| formalities in China business. It allows the | | | | every business traveler is required to comply with |
| overseas China business travelers to import | | | | the custom rules and regulations to establish |
| reasonable quantities of the equipments for the | | | | healthy relations with the Chinese people and to |
| sake of business. | | | | get success in China business and global sourcing. |
| There are specific items in China business that are | | | | |